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Wiggan, Greg; Watson-Vandiver, Marcia J. – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2019
Despite decades of education reform, the US school curricula remain virtually unchanged. Multi-billion dollar initiatives such as "No Child Left Behind," "Common Core State Standards," "Race to the Top," and "Every Student Succeeds Act" have not resulted in significant academic gains or curricula change. The…
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Student Attitudes, High Achievement, Multicultural Education
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Anderson, Kenneth A. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2007
This study examined the effects of mentoring on standardized achievement for African American males in the elementary and middle grades. Mentoring has been deemed effective regarding social development and various academic indicators, but scant empirical data is available regarding the effects of mentoring on standardized testing. Thus,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Test Results, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement